Top 10 Scientific reasons for Indian belief system

Top 10 Scientific reasons for Indian belief system.

Indian Culture has a beautiful mix of beliefs carried on in forms of rituals and practices , some of it are still practiced today, even though they perhaps do not carry any valid or logical reason behind it.

1. Why Cutting Hair on Friday and Tuesday is restricted ? 

It is basically to manage the water resources during olden days also it is suggested to spend time in Temples on Tuesday and Friday. It is suggested that on these days we need to spend money rather need to work for revenue generations.

2.Why Bathe after attending funeral is important?

It is believed that after attending the funeral, the dead body started to decompose in the air hence it is suggested to bathe after funeral so it we will be free from infection.

3.Why there is a Restriction to Look at broken mirror ?

A broken mirror is has two elements Broken + Mirror . Mirrors are also looked at not a mere instrument to look at oneself but at a deeper philosophical level , a view of self , which in a way represent our true self to us ,since none of us can actually see our own face or self unless with a help of a mirror or reflecting equipment .

A broken mirror is a representation of self which if seen through a cracked or broken glass may represent many faces or forms and not the true self .

Even though it may not harm in any way except that you may find your image broken and cracked ,but since the view is a distorted view of self ,it is not recommended.

Also it may harm you while handling the mirror due to its sharp edges,it need to discarded as soon as possible from the home as safety measure.

4.Why Sweeping the floor at night hours is not allowed ?

Basically during old age the illumination facility was poor so if we do the sweeping activity then we may through some valuable item by sweeping.

5.Why Chewing Tulsi leaves are not recommended as per Indian belief system ?

Basically tulsi leaves are having arsenic materials so if we chew the tulsi by means of teeth then it will degrade the enamel coating on teeth.

6.Why lemon and chilies were tied in front of house ?

In ancient times, when there were no roads and people traversed through jungles on foot to reach their destinations, they would carry a lemon and few chillies with them besides water. If they grew thirsty and dehydrated, they would squeeze juice from the lemon, which contains Vitamin C, into the water and drink it to refresh themselves.

As for the chillies, they played a big part in determining poisonous snake bites! While walking through jungles infested by snakes, people often got bitten. To determine whether the bite was poisonous or not, the victim would eat a chilli.

If the bite was poisonous, the victim's tongue would have no sensation as his nerves would be numbed and he wouldn't find the chilli bitterly pungent. But, if the bite was non-poisonous, he would immediately feel his mouth 'burn' due to the hot taste of the chilli.

Thus, the lemon and chillies served as a mobile first aid kit during those days.

Also lemon smell kills the bacteria and virus in air through acid content in lemon (citric acid),it works as a pest control.

Over time, it somehow led to the misconception that the lemon and chilies ward off evil while travelling.

7.Why Sneezing during main discussion was considered as bad omen?

As we sneeze in the main discussion room we are spreading the virus from mouth so this may infect any one present in the room and that discussion may stop due to this issue.

8.Why we need to Apply chandan/kumkum/thiruneer between two eyes?

  As we have an electrical main junction in our building similarly we also having a nerves main junction point in human body between two eyes, so the way we keep fuse for the main electrical junction to avoid damage of equipment due to high voltage similarly we need to protect the body from external heat and other energies by applying chandan/kumkum /pashpam between eyes.
9.Why Black cat crossing your path is considered as bad luck?
The reason for black cat and its bad luck, because the ancient people used to travel in the night by means of bull cart, if the bull attached with the cart see the black cat eyes in the dark night then the bull gets scared,Then farmer used to stop the ride to let the bull get relax.

10.Why the rangoli is made in front of home?
Most of the rural areas people and orthodox people in India still drawing rangoli in front of house at early morning. The reasons are like one is exercise in pending posture and another scientific reason is creating a right harmonics are combined to create pleasing sound in mind by making certain pattern of rangoli drawings which will help the people to live happy and fresh.

Mantras are like medicine for the soul

Mantras are like medicine for the soul

 

There are plenty of mantras available in all the religions but most of us mere try to read and memories the words used in the mantras rather than understanding the deep message from the mantras.

When we select a word or series of words to repeat in the form of mantra,we are affirming it to ourselves and allowing its meaning to seep below the surface,into our subconscious mind , Helping our negative habits and patterns into positive ones.

There are some popular and powerful mantras which i personally practice and get benefits out of it,particularly whenever my mind starts to create errors then mantras are helping lot to get calibrated with the master mind stored in my subconscious mind.

Every one says the word OM is sound of the universe but also that connect your body,mind and soul while chanting “OM”.


Om Namah shivaya it means “I Bow to shiva , the supreme deity of transformation who represents the truest,highest self. This is really great mantra to improve your self confidence,reminding us that we are all made up of divine energy hence we should treat ourselves accordingly.
Five sacred words in Na- mah- shi- va- ya which represents the five elements of earth,water,fire,air,space.while chanting the mantra OM NAMAHSHIVAYA creates awareness to the elements presents in the body and purifies them

Wearing sacred thread (yajnopavita or janeu)

The process of wearing sacred thread at the age of 8 years, the sacred thread called yagyopaveet , it has three threads and has one knot. yagyopaveet made up of three words as Yagya+up+paveet , the meaning of yagya is best of best actions, up means near and veet means obtained,spread.
The sacred thread is worn to desire to do best of best things for the guru,family and society. Knot in the thread indicates pledge to do best of best things , similarly in hindu religion more importance given to knot as like nuptial chain (Mangalsutra) in wedding ceremony.
The length of the Yajñopavītam is generally 96 times the breadth of four fingers of a man, which is believed to be equal to his height. Each of the four fingers represents one of the four states that the soul of a man experiences: waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep and knowledge of the absolute. 
The thread is donned upon with the recitation of the following mantra:
“Shraut smaart vihit nitya-karmaa anushthaan sadaachar yogyataa siddhyaartham, Brahm-tejas abhivrittyaartham, yagyopaveet dhaaranam karishye.”
Wearing vagyopaveet is a holy sadhana. Sādhanā (Sanskrit: साधना) literally  “a means of accomplishing something”, is an ego transcending spiritual practice. Therefore, yagvopaveet is worn starting from left shoulder, passing over the heart and goes backwards on the right ending in a knot.
Left shoulder is the base for carrying the load of life with tolerance. Heart is the point of determination and faith. Back is a symbol of commitment, Thus yagyopaveet represents the sadhana of the purest of pure with determination, courage, faith, commitment and a spirit of toleration.
It is not necessary that only brahmins people must wear the sacred thread as mentioned above , if anybody is willing to do best of best things in life then it is suggested to wear the sacred thread and take pledge on daily basis.
In addition to that there are many benefits for human body, If a Janeu is tied on one’s ears it helps increases one’s memory and also helps in preventing constipation and keeps the stomach disease-free.
It is a scientifically proven fact that a vein passing through the ear regulates the flow of urine. Therefore, when the boy wears the sacred thread around his ear while passing urine, he is unconsciously helping his urinary system to regulate the urine flow, thus keeping his urinary system, bladder, etc. healthy and free of problems.
Every year we need to change the sacred thread and wear the new one,When we change the old threads then we need to cut one thread from the set of three, it means we have completed the action item of the year. As we take new year resolution every year in our personal life same way we need to decide new goal for the year by changing the sacred thread , also we go through the refresher training again on the same rules and regulations mentioned in vedas.

SCIENCE BEHIND THE WAIST ROPE

It has different names in every languages like in Tamil it is named as Araignaan Kayiru, in Hindi it is kamarband or tagdi and in English we can say waist Chain/rope.

It is made up of thick thread but it can be made by Gold/Silver metals. Mostly in India every child and adults wear around the waist.



As we can see in this picture, baby Krishna ji is also wearing the rope around the waist, There are many scientific reason why we need to wear it around the waist but no one percolated the information to the next generations so kindly read the blog completely and start to use it.

Health benefits are like , one who wear the thick black thread / gold chain / silver chain around the waist which absorbs the heat generated from the place called mulathara (Base of the spine)

Similarly if any insects or snack bites then the waist chain avoid poison to pass to upper body so that it will not affect the brain.

In ancient days many people were facing issue related to hernia because of poor clothing in lower body and standing for prolonged hours in field hence to avoid the hernia issue people started to wear tight cloths and wearing thread around the waist.

As many of us must have heart about preservation of stem cell from new born baby, actually stem cell means it is a cell with the unique ability to develop into specialized cell types in the body. In the future they may be used to replace cells and tissues that have been damaged or lost due to disease.

So Ancient people use to store this stem cells in copper tube (Dayatu) , After delivery of baby the extra skin which is attached in the naval of the baby has stem cell and that can be dried and powdered to store inside the copper tube and it is attached to the waist thread so that during any emergency it can be used to cure the disease.

There are lot of benefits mentioned above simply wearing a thread around the waist..

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